Combined cigarette case and lighter



Nov. 7, 1950 A. F. FUKAL 2,529,150

COMBINED CIGARETTE CASE AND LIGHTER Filed Oct. l5, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet lNov. 7, 1950 A. F. FUKAI.

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COIWBINEDv CIGARETTE CASE AND LIGHTER Alfred Francis Fukal, Cambridge,Ohio,v assignor to'Franklin Sales & Manufacturers, Inc., Co-

lumbus, Ohio Application October 15, 1946, Serial No. 703,313

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined cigarette case andlighter.

-An object of this inventionis to providevan improved cigaretteY caseand lighter wherein the cover of the case includesJ a lighterwhich mayVbe used with the coverrinreither open or closed position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved lighter whichis of simple construction, and which may be incorporated in the lid orcover of a cigarette case.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined cigarettecase and cover of this kind which is of simple construction so that itcan be made at a relatively low cost.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter morefully appear, the invention consists of the novel construction andoperation herein stated, but it is to be understood that changes,variations and modications may be resorted to which fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation, partly broken away and in section,of a combined cigarette case and lighter constructed according to anembodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a plan View, partly broken away and in section, of thedevice,

Figure 3 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of the device,

Figure 4 is a detail side elevation, partly broken away and in section,of the lighter on the flint abrader side.

Figure 5 is a detail rear elevation of the device.

Referring to the drawings the numeral I designates generally areceptacle which is designed for receiving cigarettes. The receptacle Iincludes opposite side walls II, a front wall I2, and a rear wall I3.

'Ihe bottom wall I4 is secured between the side and front and rearwalls. The receptacle I0 has hingedly mounted onthe upper end thereof acombined closure or lighter, generally designated as I5. The combinedclosure and lighter I includes a housing I6 which is formed with a Wickchamber I'I. The wick chamber I'I has xed to the bottom thereof a bottomwall I8 formed with depending flanges I9 fixed to the sides and ends ofthe housing I6.

A spring Z is adapted to normally urge the housing I6 upwardly to openposition. The front Wall 2I of the housing I6 is formed with a notch 22on the inside thereof and a resilient locking bar 23 which is formedwith a rolled upper end 2 .t 24 is adapted to engage in the notchorkeeper .22. The lower end of the locking bar 23 is iixed by means of arivet or fastening member 215 to the inner side of thev front wall I2.An operating button 26 is carried by the locking bar 23 and projectsthrough an opening 2'I formed in the front wall I2. The chamber I7includes a, top

wall 28 which has threaded therethrough a wickv guiding nipple 2S. l

The wick 3l? is extended through a bore of the nipple 29 and has a smallportion thereof projecting above the nipple 29 and the remainder thereofdisposed in the fuel chamber I'I which is adapted to be filled withcotton or the like and vsaturated with liquid fuel.

The wall 28 is disposed below the top wall 3| of the housing I6, therebyforming a wick or combustion chamber 32. A spring-pressed closure 33 isadapted to be normally disposed in closed position ov-er the wick 3@ andincludes a top Wall 34 formed with a rounded forward end 35.

A cylindrical wick extinguishing member 36 is carried by the wall 34 andis adapted to engage over the wick 3l! when the closure 33 is in closedposition. The closure 33 is hingedly mounted on a pintle 31 and isconstantly urged to closed position by means of a spring-pressed pin 323which is slidable in a bore 39 formed in a lug 4l) carried by the topWall 3|. A spring 4I constantly urges the head 42 of the pin 33 againsta lug or cam member 43 which projects rearwardly from the pintle 3l.

A threaded plug 44 is threaded into the rear wall 45 of the housing It,and provides a means whereby liquid fuel may be poured into the fuelchamber II.

The housing It also includes an abrading wheel 46 carried by a pin orshaft 41. The abrading wheel 46 is adapted to engage against apyrophoric element or flint 48 disposed in an elongated bore 49 and aspring 50, which is tensioned by a screw 5I constantly holds the flint48 against the abrading wheel 46. The wheel 46 projects outwardly of thehousing I6, as shown in Figures 3 and 5 so that the abrading wheel maybe engaged with a thumb or finger to rotate the same after the closure33 has been raised to provide for lighting of the wick 3l] by a sparkgenerated through rotation of the abrader 46.

'I'he combined closure and lighter housing I5 is hingedly secured to thecase I0 by means of a hinge barrel 5Ia carried by a leaf 52 which is xedby fastening devices 53 to the case I0. The barrel 5Ia is formed withsemi-cylindrical end portions 54 within which the coils of the springs`2l] engage. A pintle 55 extends through ears 56 shown on the left sideof the housing l5 (Fig 3) but it will be understood that this wheel maybe disposed on the opposite sideoflhousing VI5 and the associated partsmay be likewise changed as to their indicated positions.

What I claim is:

A combined cigarette lighter and closure yfor a cigarette casecomprising a housing having a stepped top Wall forming a depressedportion defining a combustion chamber, a fuel chamber underlying saidtop Wall, a wick in said fue] chamber having an end thereof extendingthrough said depressed portion of said top wall and into said combustionchamber, said hous-Y ing including a thickened Side wall formed'with abore extending therealong, an abrading Wheel rotatablycarried by'saidhousing adjacent said Wickend for rotation in `a plane parallel to saidtop Wall, said Wheel-confronting an end ofsaid bore and extendingoutwardly through said side wall, a pyrophoric element in said boreextending out of said end of the latter and engaging said Wheel, springmeansin said'bore constantly urging said pyrophoric element Vagainstsaid wheel, a bore in said vsteppedrtop Vwall opening through thevvertical portion thereof, a beveled edge on the mouth of said lastmentioned bore,`

a cover for said combustion chamber having an end pivotally mounted onsaid top wall adjacent said vertical portion of the latter, a doublecamsurface having a projecting point to afford an over center snapactionformed on said end Y of said cover,v a spring urged headed pin in 'saidsecond bore engaging saidcamlsurface for holding said cover'in eitherthe open or closed posi- `tion thereof, the head of said pin beingbeveled "in conformity to the mouth of said bore, the end wall of' saidcover opposite the stepped portion thereof having a threaded fuelopening therein,

and a threaded closure for said opening.

ALFRED FRANCIS FUKAL.

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